The Minutemen will play their first round, single elimination Hockey East Tournament game at Vermont on Friday.

March 1, 2014

With the Hockey East regular season coming to a close on Saturday, the postseason pairings are now set for the first round, single elimination games, the league office announced on Saturday night. UMass, which concluded its regular season slate last weekend, will be the No. 10 seed and will play at No. 7 seed Vermont on Friday, March 7 at 7:05 p.m.

The matchup between the Minutemen and the Catamounts will be televised on NESN and marks the first time the squads have squared off in Hockey East postseason play. Vermont took both of the regular season meetings with UMass by the scores of 3-2 and 2-0.